Over de wereldwijde voedselcrisis heeft iedereen de voorbije weken zijn zegje gedaan, van de Groene Kring tot voormalig Sovjetleider Michail Gorbatsjov.
Maar wat moeten we tot hiertoe onthouden van alle reacties en intentieverklaringen? Wat moet er veranderen, en hoe groot is de kans dat er effectief bijgestuurd wordt? Die vragen konden we aan niemand beter stellen dan aan de Leuvense professor Eric Tollens, landbouweconoom met een brede blik op de wereld en nooit te beroerd om de vinger op de wonde te leggen.
Professor Eric Tollens over de werldwijde voedselcrisis
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